This PowerPoint is an assignment we had for Communication Technology. For this assignment we had to take previously created presentation and make 5 changes to improve it.

1. Crows Nest Pass, Alberta

2. Crows Nest Fires
On Aug. 2l, 2003, a random fire got out of
control. What had begun as a seasonal
wildfire abruptly changed direction and
transformed into a giant out of control fire.

3. A 6 kilometer wall of flame reached 50
meters into the sky. The fire was suddenly
whipping over the slopes, throwing off
energy equivalent to an atomic explosion
every 30 minutes.

4. Here’s how Ms. Elaine Hruby describes the day:
“My husband was working that weekend up north in Fort
McMurray. At 10 a.m. authorities told me to leave
immediately, I didn’t know what to take. You start
doing crazy things. After putting my cat and dog in the
car, I grabbed the lamp my husband once used as a
miner, my jewelry(but not his) and a little plastic
Buddha.
I then drove about 20 km west, along the valley, sat
down on a rock ledge, 1,359-m-high, overlooking
Crowsnest Pass and watched the flames veer down on
Hillcrest. Despite my horror, I couldn’t stop looking
because those flames were like a magnet. I felt
masochistic, sitting on the outcropping.”

5. Statistics about Crows Nest Fire:
• In 2003, the Crows Nest fire burned over
20,000 hectares of forest, affecting not only
the timber industry, but also local businesses.
• Tourism was hit hard, but other businesses like
local dry cleaners, gas stations, restaurants and
office services maintained a steady business.
• Another business that benefited was Spray
Lake Sawmills, they used a significant amount
of the burnt lumber.

6. Information about Spray Lake Sawmills:
• They have a 28% quota of the annual allowable
salvage rights in the area and will salvage the
lumber they can, so that it doesn't go to waste.
• However, salvage efforts depend upon the
amount of root scorch and the cost to pursue the
salvage. For example, burnt bark is not always
good, from a lumber perspective but de-barking
the trees will keep the chips clean and reduce the
carbon content.

7. Ecological Pros and Cons:
• A burnt area is black and looks devoid of life but
over time this area also creates diversity different
than what was there before.
• Large stands of timber, smooth the light and
inhibit undergrowth.
• A burnt area creates ecological diversity and
allows for the development of rich undergrowth
that wasn’t there before.

8. Forest after a fire
New Growth

9. References:
Crowsnest Mountain Photograph, Retrieved on September 19, 2009
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/seasidelady52/CrowsNestPassBC.jpg
Forest Fire Picture, Retrieved on October 15, 2009
http://allamericanpatriots.com
Wall of Fire, Retrieved on September 19, 2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfcat_aus/434345516/
After the Fire Photograph, Retrieved on October 15, 2009
http://www.worldproutassembly.org/archives/2006/09/firefighters_fe.html
New Growth Photo, Retrieved on October 15, 2009
http://www.pacificbio.org/initiatives/fire/fire_effects-30mile/image16.jpg

10. References:
Crowsnest Mountain Photograph, Retrieved on September 19, 2009
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/seasidelady52/CrowsNestPassBC.jpg
Forest Fire Picture, Retrieved on October 15, 2009
http://allamericanpatriots.com
Wall of Fire, Retrieved on September 19, 2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfcat_aus/434345516/
After the Fire Photograph, Retrieved on October 15, 2009
http://www.worldproutassembly.org/archives/2006/09/firefighters_fe.html
New Growth Photo, Retrieved on October 15, 2009
http://www.pacificbio.org/initiatives/fire/fire_effects-30mile/image16.jpg